Saturday, May 3, 2014

B. Spotlight

Today I wanted to
spotlight B., a brand that I’ve been enjoying recently. This brand is only available in Superdrug and
is a Leaping Bunny/BUAV brand company. B. states all
their products are suitable for vegans, but I haven’t emailed the company asking about the particulars of this. I wanted to get this post out soon because, as
of writing this, everything is 50% off so if you’re interested you should head
to Superdrug!

Overall, I’m
really enjoying this collection. However
like most other brands, they don’t have any BB creams or concealers light
enough for my skin tone. This is disappointing
but not surprising. Most of their
products are also very shimmery so if this isn’t your style perhaps check them
out in store before purchasing.
Superdrug has samples out for almost all of these products.

B.
Pure Micellar Water I’d never heard of Micellar water
before, but this product is amazing.
Since moving to London, I’ve been breaking out much more often, and I’m
still not sure why. I got a sample of
this with my first B. purchase and had to buy the full size bottle after trying
it. I use this as a toner after I’ve
cleansed my face. It has helped heal my existing
blemishes and stopped any new ones popping up in a matter of days. It is brilliant! Read about Micellar water here and here. [Link]

B.
Stunning Vibrant Eye Shimmer in 192 Lizzie This is the first cream eye shadow I
have ever owned, and I’m enjoying it.
Like all other cream eye shadows you need to use a thin layer, but even
when this does crease on me, it isn’t bad at all. It is very shimmery without the chunky
glitter vibe, and I love how it adds some light to my eyes. The Superdrug I was in offered a decent
selection of colours as well. [Link]

B.
Cheeky Blusher in 096 Rosy Brown I’m not much of a blush person as my
cheeks can get embarrassingly red on their own. However, that means when they aren’t red I’m
lacking any colour there. I just picked
this up as it is an easy to wear colour for me.
Plus is it buildable so I can alter how much I apply depending on how my
cheeks are. [Link]

B.
Smokey Soft, blendable Kohl Eyeliner in 100 Black For the past few years, I’ve used
eye shadow to line my eyes rather than eyeliner. However, I picked this up as I’ve been
thinking of getting back into the eyeliner game. This is a seriously soft kohl so I need to be
careful to use only a small amount. Even
then, I need to clean up afterwards as there is a lot of transfer and smudging. That being said, this would be wonderful for
a smokey eye, but for everyday, it’s a bit too all over the place and hard to
use for tight lining without a lot of transfer.
I’ve been using this lightly under my eye shadow liner for some added
definition. [Link]

Samples

I also got a little box of samples
for a penny with my first purchase. I
don’t think Superdrug is giving these out anymore, but it was a nice
surprise. Inside was the Micellar Water
discussed above, B. Active Day Cream (which I have not tried yet), B. Radiant
Rejuvenating Serum, B. Stunning Vibrant Eye Shimmer in 057 Copper, and a lipstick
in 054 Eton Mess. Oh and an expired coupon. Everything is very
shimmery including the serum. The serum
felt nice on, but there was only enough for one application so I can’t speak to
its effectiveness. The lipstick was nice
and moisturizing as well although the colour and levels of shimmer aren’t my
personal preference.